Wheel attachment.



' Patented Apr. 29, I902. T. DNEIL.

WHEEL ATTACHMENT.

lAuulication filed Oct. 7, 1901.)

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THOMAS chart, on WATERVILLE, NEW YORK.

WHEEL ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,125, dated April 29,

Application filed October 7, 1901. Serial No. 77,872. (No modem To all whont it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS ONEIL, a citiville, in the county of Oneida and Stateof New .York, have inventeda new and useful Wheel Attachment, of which the following is a speci fication.

The invention relates, to an attachment 1' or bracing vehicle-wheels. v

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efiicient device of great strength and durability adapted to be readily applied to a vehicle-wheel after the latter has been constructed and capable of bracing and supporting the wheel andlof preventing the spokes from becoming loose or the wheel from becoming dished in either direction.

A further object of the invention is to provide an adjustable device of this character adapted to prevent the wheel from swaying or Vibrating laterally when in motion and capable of increasing the life of a wheel and of reducing the repairing thereof to a minimum.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a Wheel provided with an attachment constructed "in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of one of the bracing rods. Fig. 3 lsasimilar View of the hub-band.

Like numerals of reference design ate corresponding parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

l designates a metal band adapted to he placed one hub, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, and provided at intervals with threaded sockets 2, consisting,

preferably, oi threaded openings extending entirely through the band, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The band is preferably provided with enlargementssurrounding the sockets and increasing the thickness of the band at those points. The sockets of the hub 'hand receive threaded inner ends 3 of radial braces 4, which extend from the hub 5 to the ri nof the wheel and which are provided at their outer ends with clips 6, conforming to the configuration of and forming-seats for the telly-sections 7 of the wheel. The braces 4 consist of steel rods and are adapted to be screwed into the hub to secure the band firmly thereon and to provide a firm support for the braces. The rods which form the radial braces when screwed into the hub of the wheel may be bowed slightly to spring their outer ends into engagement with the felly-sections, and as theyare constructed of steel they will quickly return to their normal position after being flexed for the said purpose.

. The-clip (i at the outer end of the radial brace is composed of a pair of arms curved outward, from the brace, as clearly shown in .Fig.

2, and forming an approximately U- sh'aped clip, which has a. curved crotch or seat to fit "the curve of the fe1ly-sections of the wheel. The arms or sides of the clip are perforated for the reception of rivets 8, which pass through the telly-sections and through the clips and firmly secure the same to the rim of the wheel.

The attachment is adapted to be applied to a wheel at any time and may be made orna mental, and it is capable of firmly bracing and supporting the wheel, whereby the spokes are prevented from becoming loose or the wheel from becoming dished in either direction. It is adapted to retain the parts of the wheel firmly in their proper positions, and it will prevent any lateral vibration or sway of the wheel when the same is in motion, and it-will reduce the necessity for repairs to a minimum and greatly increase the life of a wheel. The inner ends ofthe bracing-rods by engaging thehub firmly hold the hand in position, and the rivets or other fastening devices at the outer ends of the braces hold the clips in engagement with the felly-sections and prevent any rotary movement of the braces, so that the latter cannot work loose. It will also be apparent that the attachment greatlyincreases the strength oi a wheel and will enable the same to successfully withstand the blows and jars incident to the passage of a vehicle over a rough. roadway. It will also be apparent that, desired, the device may he applied to a wheel "while the same is belng constructed, and the strength and durability of the wheel will thereby be assured and there will be no liability of the wheel dishing or falling to pieces.

What I claim is- 1. An attachment for wheels comprising a hub-band adapted to be applied to a wheel after the latter has heenconstructed, and the radial bracing-rods extending from the hubhand to the rim of the wheel and secured to the latter, said bracing-rods also engaging the hub of the wheel and retaining the band thereon, substantially as described.

2. An attachment for wheels comprising a.

ingis of the band and provided at their outer ends with clips approximately U-shaped to conform to the configuration of and form seats for the telly-sections, and fastening devices for securing the clips to the folly-sections, substantially as described.

4. An attachment for wheels comprising a hub-band; provided with threaded openings,

the resilient bracing-rods having threaded inner ends to engage the threaded openings and provided at their outer ends with clips arranged to receive the felly-sectionsot a wheel, and transverse fastening devices for securing the clips to the felly-sections, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aifixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS ONElL.

Witnesses: 1

JOHN W EDWARDS, ROBERT C. WILLIAMS. 

